Comparison of Age, Maximum Temperature, and Duration of Fever in Children With Febrile Seizure Infected With Different Respiratory Viruses
| Mean | SD | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza A (1997) (n = 27) | Influenza A (1998) (n = 54) | Adenovirus (n = 18) | Parainfluenza (n = 19) | |||
| Age (mo) P < .005 | ||||||
| Influenza A (1997) | 27.00 | 11.76 | — | .616 | <.05 | .803 |
| Influenza A (1998) | 28.24 | 9.77 | .616 | — | <.05 | .446 |
| Adenovirus | 35.11 | 11.82 | <.05 | <.05 | — | <.05 |
| Parainfluenza | 26.11 | 11.50 | .803 | .446 | <.05 | — |
| Maximum temperature (°C) P < .0001 | ||||||
| Influenza A (1997) | 39.8 | 0.56 | — | .874 | .909 | <.05 |
| Influenza A (1998) | 39.8 | 0.52 | .874 | — | 1.0 | <.01 |
| Adenovirus | 39.8 | 0.59 | .909 | 1.0 | — | <.05 |
| Parainfluenza | 39.1 | 0.54 | <.05 | <.01 | <.05 | — |
| Duration of fever (d) P < .05 | ||||||
| Influenza A (1997) | 3.70 | 1.73 | — | .238 | .490 | <.05 |
| Influenza A (1998) | 4.46 | 2.58 | .238 | — | .097 | <.05 |
| Adenovirus | 4.88 | 2.00 | .490 | .097 | — | <.05 |
| Parainfluenza | 3.49 | 2.52 | <.05 | <.05 | <.05 | — |